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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 31, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

POST-WAR TRADE

Wates

FREEDOM OF THE SEA

AS HARMLESS AS IT LOOKS?

Hunger In Spain

the moment.

IS

But

is to discuss

In a recent lecture to the Royal Society of Arts Mr. F. L. McDougall gave good reasons for rejecting the view that inter-Em- pire trading can solve the problems of the post-war world. He puts it that in 1932 the Empire, faced by the extreme agricultural protectionism of Europe and the Hawley-Smoot| tariff of the United States,, turned in upon itself. Even before the war it was becoming evident that this plan did not meet the difficulties of the primary, producers in the Dom- inions and that the En- pire markets could not absorb their commodities.,, After the war it would be still less successful. For one thing, there will be ni considerable development of manufacturing indus- try in the Dominions. For another, it would make more difficult the Co- operation between the British Commonwealth and the United States which is essential if the world is to recover. Some will say that the right solution is universal Free

The chief problem in Spam at ; provided £600,000 out of the the newly appointed Chilean Am-1 Trade. But there is no

hunger

for the bassador in Madrid wona Anglo-Spanish clearing reason to think that the now, even the Falangist papers purchase of Portuguese wheat and the question of selling large quan- few ties of nitrates to Spam as countries that have taken than during the civil war, colonial products.

There sa strict rationing sy shiploads of food is not enough, fertilisers. Spam has thus streng-,

the to Protection are ready to an int the rations are often diff-The wheat from these sources was turned her connections with

btain. Bootleggers are only sufficient to art as a stopgap Latin-American Republies and at an unregulated cult to accept

well with until the new crop was harvested. all fits in very economy if it involves the dog a large tit business

selting food Yet Spam was Virs

In November there were

Falangist "Hispanidad” campaign. sacrifice of their agricultually self-supporting before

ours, that large-scale negotiations Spain is to use seventy ships

the Wheat. The British eivil war Why is sine now stary- with the thited States were about carry ture. What, then, is Mr.

The main cause, of course, to begin, with the blessing of authorities have offered navicërk McDougall's solution? It is the complete cenume upheaval Great Britain, to grant to Spain and permission for the ships is that the raising of the:ed by the civil war and dollar loan for the importation of pass through the blockade,

wsp. widely proviamned, the Brit-Taw materials and foodstuffs. The standard of life should be ih “blockade “

Only the wealthy can pay them would be made conditional on Spain pledging herself not to made the first aim of pub-:

fancy prices charged by the boot.

enter the

the Apparently Wan lic policy. Industrial engers, of which the following tre

Spanish answer

that, was

al- samples.

though there was no mention of Europe would then pur-

Figgs

entering the war at present, con- sue an agricultural policy Sugar

ditions in Europe being what they of were, nobody could be sure that would not be in con- Butter

what might

I happen later. flict with the interests of Potatoes three to

seems that opinions were divided official price of 3d per Ib the

Although the German "colony" overseas producers.

about the wisdom of going for-

and labour shortage The

makes

in Spain is self-supporting The rum- ward on these terms. things worse, The civil war ac-

ours of a loan came to an end has a feet of trucks and lorries to counted for about 380,000 dead THE WAR AND PARTY

when Mr. Cordell Hull on Decem- distribute its own food, it is be-

the people and 120.000 permanently disabl-

that lieved among denied ber 9 emphatically ed men. Possibly 450,000 men In his address the other and women left the country after such plans would ever have been Germany is partly to blame for contemplated by the Administra- the food shortage and that some Spain ti of Catalonia.

food is passing from ul- day to the National Union the collapse

though just over half have since

On the other hand, realising the Germany. German soldiers have: of Conservative Associa-

returned. The number in prisons plight of the starving people in certainly been crossing the front- France anc vccupied tions, of which he is the and

Spain and France, the Americanier from estimated by the Vatican at 500.- Red Cross organised a relief ex-buying some food in the Basque it is difficult to president, Mr. Churchill 000 m January 1940, und

the country, but spoke of the cooperation substantial numbers have been re-pedition which was sent in

Cold Harbour. The cargo, landed prove that large shipments leased since. Over 500,000

at Cadiz on February 22, consist-food are still going to Germany. of the political parties in

A "Hisma," the German organisa- are tied up in the Army.

ed chiefly of flour and milk.

Red tion for German-Spanish trade the war effort. He express- the services

committee of the American

and Cross went with it to supervise founded during the civil war, has, ed the hope that there young men who ought

been on productive work in the distribution and lorries were also, however, now been revived. would be national unity felds and factories have been lost sent to help with the transport. Germany is said to have taken a also

(The Cadiz newspapers scarcely large percentage of in the making of to the country.

Another factor is the drift to mentioned the generous American crop and also quantities of peace and in practical the larger towns.

and gesture.) Other help by Great monds, not for eating but to pro- for their lubricating oil measures of reconstruc- Barcelona have populations now Britain-wheat from Canada, for duce

and of 1,200,000

1,400,000, as

obviously not 'plane engines. example-was tion and social advance compared with 1,000,000 each be-

began new The Germans have made some The migrants not enough, and Spain

this time necessary to enable the fore the war.

negotiations,

with vague promises of help, but noth- only swell of the

sometimes been asked country to get into its own went the populations 1 Argentina, which had large sur- ing substantial has come of them.

pluses of food. Early in February It has

the internal state of stride again after the war,vation..

it was announced in Madrid that a whether Official. propaganda in Spain

offset not Failing the realisation of the British blockade deal had been made with Argen- Spain, with its starvation and dis

tina as a preliminary. to still content, would

the Ger this

The transactions, hope it would be present conditions, but the truth

larger

"first strategical advantage

necessary. to ask

They would the is that the British Government

has done all in its power to help phase" of the plan includes the mans might gain by marching in

export to Spain of 120,000 bales to the peninsula. nation to decide upon the General Franco's Government of cotten, 500,000 tons of wheat, have to feed and supply not only

Wag given a loan of

"

$18

the

concentration

ht

71ad ruch 3s. 3d. per He 11. 3d. per ib.

camps was

men

Thus

of over 1,750,000

10

have

Madrid

tion.

the

to

to

Unhappily the Spaniards learn

nothing of all this from their own papers. When last year the Unit- ed States gave Spam credit to im- port cutton the fact was mention. even ed in only one paper, and now many Catalans, in sple the vital importance of the tex

le industry Lo their country, are unaware of R.

of

that

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Asufficient quantity

of MILK daily

is

necessary for the maintenance

health & energy

:f

DAIRY

FARM

MILK

is milk in its most

beneficial form

still Fresh

It's Fresh from the Farm. lis (when you get it..

Pasteurised.

Certified T. B. Free.

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Every boule individual. ly sealed.

the orange

THESE FACTS MAKE

al-i

any

DAIRY FARM

MILK

WHAT IT IS

THE FINEST

& SAFEST IN

outstanding issues, which Spain

£2,000,000 on March: 18; 1940, 1,500,000. tons of meat, and maize, the armed forces but 24,000,000 reserves. They may think it bet would be a misfortune. It ronowed by the unfreezing of cheese, casein, and other. com- people who at present have no While Argentina has not de-ter to leave to Great Britain the was because of the im two more millions which had modities.

of her portance of national been kept in London since themanded openly, the political guar-responsibility of giving General

days of the civil war Ah:agrec-

nevertheless own supplies rather than should- States, these... may unity, he said, that he had ment between Great Britain, antees required by the United Franco credits or some

enter into the arrangement, Ar- er the burden themselves. Mean- forborne to produce: Spain, and Portugal on July, 24

gentina had already obtained while. they, accuse Great Britain catalogue of wat aims and

loans and credits from the United of using the blockade to starve

and Spain, in spite of the food and HONG KONG peace aims: We all knew should descend! into the states: of over £23,060,000, quite welll what we were arena of heated contro-it-was rumoured that sales to concessions given by this country. the Will gratitude to those who are Spaht: were ⠀errvisaged in

now giving them bread turn the fighting about and if we versy. It is interesting to agreement. attempted now to make see that President Roose- Soverai purchases of cotton proud Falangists from their gratis have been made from Brazil, and tude to those who gave them it seems that one of the tasks of power?" an exact catalogue wevelt is, too, of this opinion.[